The
Alaska Range is full of active, snow-covered volcanic mountains. Three
- Spurr, Redoubt and Iliamna - are visible in all their gorgeous splendour
from the beach near my home. My favorite mountain has always been the
beautiful Iliamna, rising some 10,000 feet above sea level.

I think
back to the years I lived in a little log cabin, overlooking the ocean.
Mt. Iliamna was directly across Cook Inlet from that cabin. There was
an old tree on the bluff, with bare limbs that showed in a stark silhouette
against the mountain. That tree was a favored perch of the local bald
eagles. Many mornings were spent gazing out the large window of the
cabin, hot cup of tea in my hands, watching the eagles as they landed
on the tree and posed in majestic splendor against the backdrop of snow-covered
Iliamna.

Ahhh,
a very peaceful life I had back then!

So
welcome to the website of Iliamna's Quest, and join in on this journey
..